Abdullah vs Kalum
Abdullah and Kalumcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2017, Abdullah was ranked #184 and Kalum #4812 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Abdullah was ranked #329 and Kalum #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Abdullah and Kalum over time
Abdullah and Kalum appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Abdullah held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kalum in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kalum reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Abdullah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2017
Abdullah held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Kalum in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #146 in 2015, Kalum #535 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Abdullah #184, Kalum #4812.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2000–2018
Abdullah held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kalum in 2.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #302 in 2005, Kalum #274 in 2000.
The order changed in 2015: Abdullah moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #720 and #611; by 2015 that had become #554 and #615.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Abdullah #329, Kalum #749.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Abdullah | Kalum |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #749 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdullah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kalum.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abdullah
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #403 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #308 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kalum
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #535 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2018
Highest recorded position: #274 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1999–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Boys